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I have a whirlpool drier. The heats goes on,but after about 20 minutes the drier will shut off. My clothes are still wet. Any answers to this problem. Please help. Thank you.
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i don't know. first guess is regular drying cycle makes predetermined heat levels and sensor that shuts off heat and dryer when it decides clothes are dry. 20/40 minute
choices may be fan only unless there is a manual temperature control that you can set eg. off/low/med/high..
There is a wetness sensor bar assembly inside the dryer. It looks like a flat hotdog with two metal strips on it. It is near the front of the machine and the clothes have to touch it when they are drying. If the unit is dirty, damaged or disconnected, the sensor wont tell the program to keep running and the unit shuts off. The sensor may have lint or softner on it, may have come disconnected in back. Dont disassemble the drier without unplugging the power first.
Check to make sure it's getting full 240vac power. Some or most driers are fed from two breakers in the box. If one is tripped you aren't getting enough power. That could be causing the blinking light. Also check for enough exhaust flow to prevent overheating.
you have a blockage in the vent system. If the clothing is hot and wet when you remove them then there is a lint blockage either at the lint trap in the machine or at the exhaust hose on the back of the drier
Check the heat sensor in the auto setting it is usely on the drum that's what turns the dryer off when it is dry . The wet clothes get against it when they are dry it shuts off. Hope this helps
Two things can cause this one is the vent hose and or the vent going out side. If it (the hose or the vent) is stopped up this will happen. Also The Drier has a protection switch mounted in the burner area. This switch is going bad. It is there to shut down the drier in case of a problem it is kicking in/out too soon most likely it is going bad. When it shuts off, open the door let things cool off for a minute see if it will restart.
Hi, Does this dryer heat at first and then stop heating late in cycle? Remove the lower front panel and start the dryer. Look and see if the ignitor glows and if you get a flame or not. If the ignitor glows and then shuts off before you get a flame, the coils on top the gas valve need changed. If the ignitor does not glow, UNPLUG the dryer and check the fuse located on the blower housing (whits with two wires going to it). Check and see if it has continuity to it.If there is no continuity, change it. Please let me know if this helps you so far.
First try cleaning the moisture sensors with rubbing alcohol,
these are two silver colored strips located inside the drier just below the
lint cleanout
it was most likely caused by the timer not turning off and burning out the heating element or a temperature switch or tripping one side of the circuit breaker in the house. it really needs to be checked out by a professional. unless it is old then you might want to replace it.
best case scenario:
the breaker has tripped (turn it off then back on to find out)
the TIMER MOTOR is the only problem <$30
If the timer itself is bad then it will cost a lot more.
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